A python, a specie of a snake usually non-venomous and rely on their strong muscular system to obliterate their prey. Some people tame them and make them as their pet. Others were still roaming free in the foliage, hunting for food. In the video that you are about to see, a man with his pet python was being filmed, when suddenly it bite him in his face and started to latch into his head.
The constricting snakes, commonly referred to as "boids" (members of the the taxonomic family Boidae) are a diverse group of snakes. There are several varieties kept as pets; some are okay for beginners and some definitely are not. These snakes share a common trait of killing their prey by suffocation, but there are significant differences in habitat, natural history and care requirements. While the terms boa and python often bring to mind large killer snakes, this is not the whole picture.
While there are large and potentially dangerous snakes in this group (more on this later), smaller docile members of the family can actually make quite engaging pets. Allowing for differences between individuals, some are quite curious, active and easily tamed.
Unfortunately, there have been a number of cases where large pythons have caused serious injury and even death to humans - some children and some adults.
These have happened with very large constricting snakes, and are certainly isolated events. However, the risks are there, and proper education and precautions are necessary to prevent tragic incidents. A length of eight feet is often recognized as a safety threshold - any snake that reaches an adult length of more than eight feet requires a very secure enclosure and experts often recommended that two people be present to handle such large snakes. In fact, is is a good idea to have a person for for each 4 feet of snake; for example, 3 people to handle a 12 foot snake and 4 people for a 16 foot snake. Feeding is a vulnerable time for owners of large snakes and it is recommended that there at least be other people present when feeding to assist if necessary (most of these snakes only eat once every 10-14 days or less).
